Winddrift

R. Christopher Eng 1941 (St. Paul)



When the leaves of color rustle there
Shifting winds blow through on a dare
Brightly nightly morning I sightly see
Leaves me breathless yet calm I be

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Somewhere it has exited the backdoor of my mind

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Written on October 28, 2023

Submitted by renglar1941 on October 28, 2023

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Scheme AABB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 149
Words 27
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

R. Christopher Eng

82 years young live on the shores of the mighty Lake Superior nature in all her glory love Longfellow Frost and Poe more…

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